Overview

• A 2006 Howard Stern interview in which President Trump claimed he had no minimum sexual age and referenced 12-year-olds has spread widely.
• President Trump has denied authoring the suggestive birthday note published by The Wall Street Journal and lodged a $10 billion libel lawsuit against the paper.
• Communications director Steven Cheung condemned the coverage as a “disgusting insinuation” and accused media outlets of partisan motives.
• Last month the Justice Department and FBI released a memo finding no evidence of a Jeffrey Epstein client list.
• Renewed media scrutiny of the “Epstein Files” has intensified debate over accountability for public figures with ties to Epstein.